Nine Year Mark For New Turkish Republic At Ankara
A National Geographic bulletin marks nine years of republican rule in Turkey, noting reforms, separation of church and state, adoption of the Latin alphabet, and push toward Turkish language and history studies. It praises progress in education, industry, and road and rail projects while acknowledging funding limits and economic shifts.
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Washington
Turkey
Ankara
Angora
Asia Minor
Constantinople
National Geographic Society
Republic
Turkish Republic
Ghazi
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Turkish History Research Commission
Angara
Anatolian
Pay and perks of French officials revealed in private inquiry
The Paris Midi reports on salaries for French cabinet ministers and the president, noting ministers earn 180000 francs a year plus 12250 monthly, plus 4165 for motor car expenses, with two days pay if a cabinet lasts 48 hours. The president gets 1800000 francs annually, 900000 francs for household and 900000 for travel and expenses, totaling 3600000 francs can be justified by costs.
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Paris
Paris Midi
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
The
Republic
Housewives Earn Cash Outside Home
The fifteenth census shows 13.8 percent of American homemakers held gainful employment in 1930. Of 28,405,294 families listed as homemakers, 3,923,516 had outside work, with 19.4 percent working at home and 80.4 percent away. Servants and waitresses constituted the largest outside-work group at 24.4 percent.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
Weathercock retrieval at Senlis Cathedral sparks old caper
In Senlis France the weathercock atop the cathedral was brought down by four stone masons who recalled a 120 year old tradition. A 1731 climber reached the weathercock via the windings of the spire and stole the cock, later jailed by the bailiff as startled townspeople watched.
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New York
Senlis
France
Samuel Chamberlain
Sexton
Jean Leake
Emerado
N. D
Chicago
Big Jack
Ram
High Brook Farms
Cornwall
Conn
Mexico Rushes Laredo City Highway Completion
The department of communications prioritizes the Laredo Mexico City highway to be opened next summer, delaying other major road projects such as Mexico to Acapulco and Vera Cruz to Puerto Vallarta. Total completion cost for all projects is estimated at about 30 million dollars.
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Mexico City
Laredo
Department of Communications
Mexico
Acapulco
Matamovos
Mazatlan
Vera Cruz
Puerto Vallarta
Guadalajara
Acapulo
Last of the Lawlers Quits St. Louis Police
The last of the Lawlers resigns after 84 years on the force in St. Louis. The current officer, William Lawyer, follows a multigenerational legacy started 106 years ago by his grandfather, with his father and uncle also on the force. He vows to move to California to raise oranges.
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Lawlers
St. Louis
Lawler
William
Michael
California
He Wins Moses Seat in New Hampshire Senate Race
Fred H. Brown, a Democrat, captured the United States Senate seat from New Hampshire by defeating incumbent George H. Moses. Brown's victory shifts the state's representation and marks a party change in the chamber.
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Fred H. Brown
United States
New Hampshire
George H. Moses
Death by own action hat shocks Paris restaurant patrons
In a smart Paris restaurant a famous actress, wearing a new wide sleeve and hat style, accidentally sweeps along an aisle. Her hat blinds her. sleeves knock cocktail glasses from a table, splashing dry Martinis on nearby patrons. No injuries reported, but mood tense among onlookers.
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Trebizond
Trabzon
Ergurum
Persia
Black Sea
United States
Turkey
Republic
Paris
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American Academy of Arts and Letters
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Garner
Hoover
National Tuberculosis Association
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Stormont
Prince of Wales
John J. Pershing
Battle Monuments Commission
International Columbus Memorial
J. L. Gleave
Manchester
England
Santo Domingo
America
Faro de Colon
Frank Kurtz
Los Angeles
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Verona
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